[rcheshire (Rowland)]

LMC - A test run for the 1000D cooling and filter mods. Came away with a bunch of ideas and improvements that only become evident with use.

Dewpoint was high ~15C - so cooling was set to 17C. It ran well, cooling in a very short time from 24C.

Nothing spectacular. 200mm f/6.3 iso1600 3.5 minutes x 5 bias dark and flat frames. I notice that the RA setting circle sometimes binds the axis on this old mount when starting from the horizontal, hence the elongated stars.

The filter mod has been successful.